Two crews of firefighters from the Denver metro area left Friday to help with containment efforts on a large wildfire in South Dakota.
The Qury Fire, burning southeast of Custer, S.D., began two days ago and has covered 7,000 acres so far. It remains at 0% containment as of Saturday afternoon.
West Metro Fire Rescue said the wildfire has exhibited “extreme fire behavior- including running fire, torching trees, and spot fires igniting ahead of the main fire.”…